Yokogawa has expanded its AQ2200 Series Multi-Application Test System (MATS) with a range of optical attenuation and switch modules for applications involving GI50 multimode optical fiber.
Multimode optical fiber has a much larger core diameter than single-mode fiber, which simplifies connections and allows the use of lower-cost electronics such as Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) and Vertical-Cavity-Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs), which operate at the 850 nm and 1300 nm wavelength. It is ideally suited for communication over short distances, such as within a building or on a campus.
Because of its superior bandwidth compared with copper cables, GI50 multimode fiber is rapidly becoming the preferred worldwide communications medium for short-reach, large-capacity, high-speed transmission systems in applications such as data centers. As a result, there has been an increased demand for instruments to test associated equipment such as SR4/SR10 optical transceivers and IP routers and hubs, and the new additions to the AQ2200 Series have been developed specifically to address this market.
The AQ2200 Series is a modular optical test platform with a wide selection of modules to allow the optimal configuration of test solutions in the design and manufacture of optical components and network systems. The system is available with two different frame controller platforms with three or nine slots for connecting modules, allowing users to select the optimum configuration for the intended measurement application.
A single MATS frame, which is programmable and remote-controllable, can handle multiple applications simultaneously, allowing different users to control the modules with savings in cost. The fast response of the instrument makes it an ideal tool in a manufacturing environment.
Yokogawa offers a wide range of hot-swappable modules for the AQ2200 Series, including variable optical attenuators (with or without built-in power meters), high power and multi-channel power meters, high-stability laser sources and optical switches in a variety of channel counts.
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Yokogawa has been developing measurement solutions for nearly 100 years, consistently finding new ways to give R&D teams the tools they need to gain the best insights from their measurement strategies. The company has pioneered accurate power measurement throughout its history, and is the market leader in digital power analyzers.
Yokogawa instruments are renowned for maintaining high levels of precision and for continuing to deliver value for far longer than the typical shelf-life of such equipment. Yokogawa believes that precise and effective measurement lies at the heart of successful innovation – and has focused its own R&D on providing the tools that researchers and engineers need to address challenges great and small.
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About Yokogawa Corporation of America
Yokogawa Corporation of America (http://yokogawa.com/us) is a leading provider of Industrial Automation and Test and Measurement solutions. Combining superior technology with engineering, system integration, project management, and maintenance services, Yokogawa delivers field-proven operational efficiency, safety, and reliability. Yokogawa Corporation of America is headquartered in Sugar Land, TX, and is the North American Division of Yokogawa Electric Corporation's global network of 25 manufacturing facilities and 4 regional project engineering centers.
About Yokogawa
Yokogawa's global network of 88 companies spans over a total of 56 countries. Founded in 1915, the US$3.5 billion company engages in cutting-edge research and innovation. Yokogawa is active in the industrial automation and control (IA), test and measurement, aviation, and other business segments. The IA segment plays a vital role in a wide range of industries including oil, chemicals, natural gas, power, iron and steel, pulp and paper, pharmaceuticals, and food. For more information about Yokogawa, please visit our website www.yokogawa.com.